Chapter 107 The Vinegar Jar Exploded
Chapter 107 The Vinegar Jar Exploded
The night in Xiahe Village was as dark as ink, and the distant barking of dogs made the stillness of the night seem even more profound.
The east room of the Qin family's house was dark, but the air was thick with a sweltering heat.
"Brother Shan... be gentle..."
Li Xianglian's voice was soft and gentle, with a hint of pleading, like a delicate flower wet with dew.
Qin Rushan held her tightly in his arms, pressing down on her like a wall.
In the darkness, his eyes shone with a frightening light, carrying an unquenchable anger.
"Gently? I wish I could crush you into my bones right now."
His mind was filled with the scene from earlier that day.
That Li Weimin, who was as thin as a sick chicken, stood under the big willow tree, his eyes fixed on Xianglian, unable to be pulled away.
That look in his eyes, filled with an unworthy infatuation, made Qin Rushan's jealousy explode, his sourness reaching the heavens.
"Dressed so beautifully, you've bewitched that kid, haven't you? Huh?"
Qin Rushan pinched Li Xianglian's chin, his rough fingertips caressing her delicate skin, his tone domineering yet aggrieved.
"No... I didn't look at him... not even once..."
Li Xianglian felt wronged, reached out and wrapped her arms around the man's strong waist, and whispered in protest, "I...I only have you in my heart..."
"It's not enough to just have it in your heart."
Qin Rushan lowered his head, forehead to forehead, nose to nose, their breaths mingling. "From now on, make sure your face is completely covered when you go out. I want him to know whose wife you are! I want him to give up that dog's dream for the rest of his life!"
He bit her lip as if punishing her, though not hard, but it still made Li Xianglian tremble.
"Um... Brother Shan..."
"Call me by my name."
"Qin... Qin Rushan..."
"Remember this: you're mine for life. Anyone who dares to look at you twice will be crippled!"
Qin Rushan let out a low growl, pulled the blanket off, and completely concealed the erotic scene in the room.
……
Separated by a wall.
The Zhao family's house was also dark and gloomy, but it was filled with a deathly musty smell.
Aunt Zhao lay on the kang (a heated brick bed), wrapped in a tattered cotton quilt like a silkworm cocoon, her hands tightly covering her ears.
Useless.
Even through the thick earthen wall, even with her ears covered, the faint noises coming from next door seemed to have legs and could still get into her ears.
It was a sound filled with intimacy and joy, gently tapping at her fragile and sensitive nerves.
"Shameless..."
Aunt Zhao gritted her teeth and cursed, her wrinkled old face contorted in the darkness, "Does she really think she's some kind of enchantress from a picture book? Bewitching men!"
She tossed and turned in bed, her heart burning with a mixture of jealousy, resentment, and an unbearable loneliness that tormented her to the point where she wanted to bang her head against the wall.
Back when Li Xianglian was mistreated in the Zhao family, she was so sullen that she wouldn't utter a sound even if you hit her with a stick.
Who would have thought that after the divorce, she followed Qin Rushan and her life became more and more comfortable. Even her voice became so sweet and delicate, making people's hearts burn with anger.
"This is terrible... This is going to drive me crazy..."
She abruptly threw off the covers, sat up, and gasped for breath, her chest heaving violently.
Just then, two very faint "tap-tap" sounds came from the back window.
Immediately afterward, a hoarse voice, lowered to a whisper, squeezed through the window crack: "Cuifen? Are you asleep?"
It's Sun Laowai.
Aunt Zhao stiffened, and then the nameless anger in her heart seemed to have found an outlet.
She slipped on her shoes, stepped off the floor, and yanked open the door latch.
The moment the door opened a crack, a whiff of tobacco mixed with the earthy smell wafted in.
Old Sun, with his neck hunched and a shifty look on his face, scurried into the house and slammed the door shut behind him.
"What are you doing here in the middle of the night instead of lying down like a corpse?" Aunt Zhao scolded irritably, but she didn't move away, letting the man get close to her.
"Hehe, I can't sleep either, can I?"
Old Sun glanced at the wall next door with his beady green eyes, listening to the faint sounds coming from there. A lewd smile crept across his face. "Those young couple next door, are they trying to rip the roof off? It's making me so nervous, I'm wondering if you're having a sleepless night either."
As he spoke, his hands, which resembled withered tree bark, began to restlessly drape over Aunt Zhao's shoulders.
"Get out of my way!" Aunt Zhao shoved him irritably. "I'm already annoyed! That little slut lives such a comfortable life, is she trying to disgust me?"
"She lives her life, we live ours."
Old Sun, shameless as ever, leaned closer, coaxing with a grin, "It's such a long night, why get so worked up? Why don't we just make do? It's better than eavesdropping, isn't it?"
These words struck a nerve with Aunt Zhao. Why should she have to stay here and get angry? Why should she have to suffer in this empty house?
That indomitable spirit, mixed with the frustration in my heart, instantly clouded my judgment.
"devil……"
Aunt Zhao cursed, her hand that had been pushing away now grabbing at Sun Laowai's greasy collar, pulling him closer. "Then you stay here, so I don't have to listen to this and get upset!"
"Alright! I'll definitely keep you company today!"
Upon hearing this, Old Man Sun grinned so hard that his yellow teeth showed. He hurriedly took off his tattered jacket and rolled onto the messy kang mat.
Even the moon outside the window seemed to find it unbearable to look at, and quietly hid behind the clouds.
Aunt Zhao gritted her teeth, buried her face in the pillow, and listened to the constant sounds of lovemaking next door. She thought fiercely: Since the neighbors won't let her sleep, then nobody will have a moment's peace! She'll make a scene too, preferably outshining Li Xianglian, and letting that little hussy know that everyone can live a good life!
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